A little more than a year ago (just prior to the Big East tournament) I was in Minneapolis for a week and flew back to Hartford with Niele Ivey. As the plane prepared to pull away from the gate there was still one empty seat left on the flight...next to me. I thought I was going to have the luxury of a little more room than usual when at the last minute a very pretty girl came down the aisle and indicated that she had the window seat next to me. At the time I didn't recognize her and we spoke very little until shortly before we landed in Hartford. As soon as she told me that she was in Hartford for the tournament I realized who she was and we chatted for several minutes about UConn and ND...and 2001. She appeared to be only slightly taller than average and, in jeans and a shirt, much slimmer than she appears on TV. So much so, to be honest, that I suspect she may have gained a little weight since then.